With The 42nd Pick, in the 2016 NFL Draft, The Miami Dolphins Select
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Updated:
April 29th

with links to my Pats Draft
Blog and Player Ratings.

Welcome
everybody to the worlds worst Mock Draft, yay. We all have no idea what is
going on the Draft before: Senior Bowl, Combine, Pro Days, and Free
Agency. So sit back and laugh, because this picks are going to suck!

The
Team: The
Browns are in great position to get a QB with the first pick in the 2nd
Round, if they
don't blow it again.

They
still don't have a QB. Ohio State QB Cardale Jones should be available at
picks 77 or 100. Dak Prescott or Connor Cook could be available at 32.
They could end up with six starters with their first six picks (or five
and a QB). Not
because the rookies will be so good, but because their team sucks so much.
They are easily the least talented team in the NFL. But because they
traded down, they could ended.

The Team:Their
secondary fell apart last season when McCourty went down, and he is on the
final year of his contract. They need more talent in the secondary, and
new leaders. This is the kind of
heist you can pull off once you have your Franchise QB. "Being able to acquire six players in the top 76 this year, along with next year when you factor that into it, I am assuming five in the top three rounds, that is 11 players that we can add to this football team that should not only increase our depth, but give us good quality players at all those
positions," the GM of the TT Robinson said. " In the end we thought it was a decision that was best for this football team. It made sense for us to do it, and that’s why we moved on it. We talked to several teams about the pick. There was interest in the pick, and in the end we thought this was the option that made the most sense for us...We think we can really bolster this roster with the picks that we now
have." They have all the pieces in place to take a shot at the Super
Bowl once Brady retires.

The
Reason:They need an
edgerusher for their defense Spence is a boom or bust player who has the
best knack for hitting the quarterback of any OLB in this Draft. He is wretched
against the run. But he is the most natural passrusher I have seen since
Von Miller. His Combine numbers don't match Miller's, but he could be a
double digit Sack guy in the right defense.

Spence is a troubled dude, but he can turn the corner
quicker and with more agility than anyone in the Draft since Miller. He
doesn't have Miller's pure speed and burst, but he has that knack for
beating the OT to the corner, and bending past him.

The
Team:Teams
averaged 4.8 yards per carry on them last season, and that has to stop. Plus,
they need some help in the rush. They have one legit starter at 5-tech, and need help at NT as well.

Rivers got killed last year, especially up the gut. Trevor
Robinson has to be replaced if they want to continue to have Rivers as their QB.
They had six
different O-line combinations last year, and started six different guys at OLT.
But like the Pats, their O-line woes where from injuries. The question is do
they think if they have the players if all their guys are healthy. I'm not a
King Dunlap guy, but they have always liked him, and he seems to work out well
enough for them when he is healthy. Ronnie Stanley is certainly an option here.
But some teams question his mentality, and whether you agree with it or not,
those rumors keep popping up from teams.

The
Team:They will have to
address the secondary in later rounds. They could use their next two picks
on DBs, and still not be done.
I had DBs as three of their top six needs last year, and they
addressed the secondary with one 4th Round pick. Then shockingly had just
about the worst pass defense in the NFL. "It was awful," Harbaugh said of the
secondary. "We had a timing issue, technique issue. We didn't match up correctly on the bunch route. We had two guys playing one way, one guy playing another way. It was bad. It has to be better than that. It's no individual guy's
fault. It's just not as good as it needs to be. I'll take responsibility for that."
I don't think that will happen again this year. With four Corners all worthy of being picked in the top
ten, if they run as expected at the Combine or Pro Days.

The
Reason:Fuller had a terrible season in 2015.
However, he was a top ten pick coming into the season with Ramsey and
Hargreaves. He got injured and had microfracture surgery in September. He
could be a big addition when healthy.

The secondary was their top need last year, and they didn't address
it. "As far as the situation," Harbaugh said about his secondary,
"as far as the way guys play and all, yes, that's
disappointing. We're better than that. We're way better than that. We have been better than that. We expected to be better than that."
It is their top need again this year, and it will be interesting to see if
they address it.

The
Reason:This
would be the perfect fit for Boyd. He would have a veteran QB with
nice accuracy and touch throwing to him. And a speedster on the other side
to take the top off the defense. It is too perfect to happen.

The
Team:They
need help along their D-line. They have to get some pressure on the QB.

The
Player:He is
such a versatile D-linemen. "Real
physical run stopper, improvement of my pass rush, I'm getting better as I
go," Reed said. "I'm a hard worker, love playing with intensity
and my mental focus. To me, they’re all projections and you can’t go
just off the he said, she said. I’m just in here really focused, trying
to grind and get better each and every day." He is all about working
to get better.
It worked, as he got better this past season. "Jarran Reed was a
third or fourth round pick guy last year," Saban said. "I
don’t know what his draft status is exactly, but I think it's way-way
higher, and possibly even a first-round guy." So it looks like it was
the right decision returning this past season, and becoming a Champ.
Hard work and talent go a long way in the NFL. "It paid off a
lot," Reed said. "Just to come back to get my degree, first and
foremost, because we’re all student-athletes in college. That was a
great opportunity because I improved myself as a player and as a person.
And just getting more coaching by the best coaches in the country. I was
real thankful for that opportunity." He certainly did get better as
well.

Reed
and Robinson look like the two best Nose tackles in this Draft. "If
[Robinson] comes out, it will be interesting to see who goes first; him or
Reed,"
an
NFC Exec said.. (Robinson) is big and talented but raw. Reed, man that guy can go. He's not the specimen that
[Robinson] is but he's got the best hands of anyone I've studied so far."
He looks like a plug and play NT to me.

Reed is a
big NFL Nose Tackle. "He doesn't thrill me," a
scout said. "He's a nose tackle. Maybe somebody will get fired up on him. Not a pass-rush guy." He
can hold up the middle, and allow linebackers to run to the ball.

He lost
12-pounds this past season. "I [needed] play faster and stay in the
game longer," Reed said. "The game is changing a lot. Weight is
a real big issue. At a smaller weight, it's really better because you're
faster, you're lighter, you're more mobile." He showed flashes of
getting up field last season.

He looked
like a plug and play nose tackler at the Senior Bowl. "I didn't
realize how well he ran until he chased down Wentz in the Senior
Bowl," another
scout said. "I'd take him and not look back. You don't see his pass rush but I think he can. I think he can play nose, too."
He is a nose tackle, who has a knack for finding a seam to the quarterback
every
now and again.

SENIOR (2015): The backbone of the Crimson Tide’s run-stuffing defensive front ... selected as a second team All-SEC honoree by the Associated Press ... made 28 career starts in Tuscaloosa, including all 15 games in 2015 ... fourth on the team in tackles with 57 total, including 56 rushing stops ... had 4.5 tackles for a loss (-8 yards), including one sack (-3 yards), two pass breakups, eight quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery ... earned defensive player of the week honors from the UA coaching staff for his efforts against Wisconsin, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss,
ULM, Arkansas and
Tennessee.

The
Reason:The
need someone in the middle to stuff the run, and play the Mebane role that
the Jags HC used so well in Seattle.

The
Team:They need a big guy inside to make
their outside rushers look better.

The Player:Robinson
is so big, and he can move around a little in space. Amazing feet moving
sideways in bag drill. He has some explosion in his hips that he can use
to give a heavy hit. He hops to the right nicely. Surprising agility and
bursts sometimes. Robinson is a fireplug. You are
just not going to move him out of the middle. "Playing in this conference and doing the things I've done has really helped me and prepared me,"
A'Shawn said. "I think I bring a lot with everything I can do, I can do a little bit of everything. There are a lot of special players in the draft, but I feel like I do a lot of things better than other people."
3-4 teams are going to be looking at him as a Nose Tackle. He is an old
school D-Tackle, who will stop the run first and foremost. "He's a big, wide-bodied, put-together, athletic kid,"
a
scout said. "It's hard to budge him unless he's taking a gap. He plays sound, he's great with his hands vs. the run.
It's tough for double-teams to move him, and he can get slippery as a pass rusher."
Plus, he has a few surprising bursts up field where he scares the crap out
of the quarterback every game.

JUNIOR
(2015): A consensus Freshman All-American during his first year on campus ... named consensus All-American in 2015, earning first-team votes from the Sporting News, Associated Press, FWAA and AFCA ... also earned second-team nods from Walter Camp and USA Today ... finalist for the Outland Trophy … a disruptive force on the inside, 35 of his 43 tackles have come on runs with 7.5 for a loss (-25 yards), while adding 10 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble
recovery.

The
Reason:Robinson is another 1st Round talent who
slips into the 2nd Round. Like Eli Apple, he is still only 20-years old
and one of the youngest players in the Draft.

The
Team: The Bears have to get some help on the Edge, and this is a
good year for it. They will be looking for some 3-4 OLB. "It's
a little hard to say right now," Fox said. "We're going to be a
3-4 terminology wise. We haven't had our players on the grass yet so until
we evaluate that [it's hard to say]. We've looked at a whole lot of tape,
not as much as we need to continue to do. That'll help us define what
we're going to be and how we're going to use the pieces." So they
could go a lot of ways here, including getting a QB to groom behind Cutler
for a few years.

There are some freakish rushers in this Draft. What
makes them so different is they they are great rushers off the edge with burst
and speed, but there are five guys who are listed over 270-pounds: Dodd,
Nassib, Oakman, Lawson, and Ogbah. That is a list of some great college
edgerushers, but they are all also huge for rushers.

The
Reason:There are some freakish rushers in this Draft. What
makes them so different is they they are great rushers off the edge with burst
and speed, but there are five guys who are listed over 270-pounds: Dodd,
Nassib, Oakman, Lawson, and Ogbah. That is a list of some great college
edgerushers, but they are all also huge for rushers.

The
Reason:Henry
is an old school RB. He will make everybody on the offense Better.
Tannehill desperately needs someone who can make him better. Ajayi and Williams
are not going to make him better in any way.

The Team:
The Titans need help in the secondary. The Titans secondary
fell apart when McCourty got injured. They need another leader who can
hold the secondary together if McCourty get hurt again (or leaves the team
for the Pats next year).

The
Player: Thompson is the best Safety in this Draft on tape. He
is so good in coverage, and has that knack for catching the ball. 19 INTs
is nothing to sneeze at. He can get over aggressive in coverage sometimes,
and get burnt going for the ball, but if QBs make a mistake he can make
them pay. He is great at tracking the ball in the air. He played at a
slightly lower level, but he makes plays on the ball better than any other
Safety in this Draft. That is more valuable than the big hitters.

I
love this kid. TMIWTMIL. He is the closet thing to a 1st Round Safety on
Tape. But running a 4.7 really hurts him, but he ran a 4.6 flat at his
Proday. Nice quick feet in pedal. He has some snap in his hips. He has
some quick feet in pedal. He is terrific getting to the RB out in space.
He can explode laterally out in space and make two blockers miss
him.

He is terrific
against the run. He has garnered 242 tackles in his career, and also
picked up 8.5 TFL. He has been a fulltime starter at Boise for almost four
full season. Ton of experience and leadership qualities. I think he is a
plug and play Safety, with a ton of versatility. Plays up in the Box a
lot. He moves forward a lot before the ball is snapped

Combine:
He had a
tough Combine, and he could drop into the 3rd round. He ran a 4.69 to make a lot of teams
uncomfortable taking him in the 2nd. But has still
has his Proday to recover. Nice open field tackler. He likes to go low in
space, when he has help behind him.

Virginia:
He moves forward a lot before the ball is snapped. I love how he run
blitzes sideways up the field, and naturally sets the edge, and then makes
the tackle. TMIWTMIL. He should be a 1st. He wins the 50-50 balls when the
ball is in the air. Great Box safety. But then they put him out at FS and
he grabs the INT. I have to do a Tape on this kid. He steps into the slot
and covers the slot guy, and QBs don't even look his way. He will get beat
by speed when he takes a bad angle. Covers kicks.

Nevada
2014: When he is at FS he
can hit the RB and knock him sideways 30-yards downfield when no one else
touches him. Takes bad angles sometimes. Does a nice job hitting WRs right
after they catch the ball.

The
Reason: Thompson was my favorite Safety from last year in the FBS.

The
Team:
The Raiders finally have a QB, and some weapons around him. Signing the
two big O-Tackles really bring this offense together. Now they just need a
defense.

The
Player:
Chris Jones is another enigma at DL. Even at the Combine he looks great and then not.
He runs a 1.7 10-yard split, and then falls down, and his pants fall off.
If he had any kind of consistency he'd be a 1st. But now I have no idea
where he goes in the Draft. He is one of those guys who was great in high
school so will go earlier than expected off tape. I wouldn't take him
until the Third. Not real twitchy. Nice feet moving sideways in bags
drill.

The
Reason:
They scored enough
points to win more games, but they were 26th in pass defense. They got in
too many shoot outs.

The Team:Correa
is a pure OLB who can blitz and is great in coverage. They are going
to have to jettison some of the big name underachievers, and when that
happens they better have some backups. This is a pick that will probably
make more sense in 2017, as Correa has some toughen up to do in the Run
game. He is a 1st Round talent against the pass, and one of the worst run
defenders I have ever seen play OLB.

The
Team:They
need D. "I think we’re always trying to add good players,"
Loomis said. "We like the guys we have. We have some young guys back there. We have Keenan (Lewis) coming off the injury, but he’s been a good player for us in the past and we expect a lot of things from him. Obviously we are real surprised by Delvin (Breaux) and the performance he had, so we are looking for him to build on that and we have some young guys as I said. I don't think we view that as a critical need and yet there’s an opportunity to get a really good player, so we took a shot."
They need a Safety who can bring this secondary together.

The
Player:Vonn
might be the best cover safety in this Draft. He wasn't the signal caller
in the secondary, but he did step up into the Slot and cover WRs.
Great
hitter on the sideline in coverage. When a WR catch it on the sideline he
can really line him up. Bell looked bigger to start the season against
V-Tech. He could get himself into the 2nd Round with a great junior
season. He can hit the WR out of bounds on a sideline pattern. Great
hitter. He can come off of man coverage, turn, and take out the deep
receiver going down the seam. great in coverage. He can step into the Slot
and cover the slot guy like a CB. He might be the best cover safety in
this Draft. He stepped into the slot to cover the 3rd WR a
lot last season. This really increased his value. If you have a Safety who
can play Cover One, and also step up into the Slot and cover the slot-WR,
you can stay in your base defense more. You can keep your bigger and
better players on the field to stuff the run, and blitz from different
angles. TMIWTMIL. He and Darian Thompson are the two top Safeties in this
Draft.

The
Reason: When fantasy geeks are making money going against your defense
every week it is time for a defense heavy Draft. Consistently one of the
worst defenses every week last season.